Saudi Arabia has invited Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9) scheduled to be held in Riyadh on October 27-30, 2025.
The Saudi ambassador in Dhaka, Abdullah Zafer bin Abiyah, handed over the invitation of Saudi crown prince and prime minister Mohammed bin Salman to the chief adviser during a meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Sunday.
This is the first time a head of government from Bangladesh has been invited to the annual event being held since 2017, chief adviser's deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said.
The chief adviser thanked the Saudi crown prince for the invitation to the event, where he said he would actively consider joining.
The chief adviser also thanked the Saudi crown prince for accepting the invitation to visit Bangladesh on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia diplomatic relations at a given date.